Triple suicide blasts kill 27,says the security sources in Lake Chad

Three suicide attacks have hit an island on Lake Chad, killing at least 27 people, security sources have said. 

The region is under a state of emergency after a series of attacks by militants from the Islamist group Boko Haram. 

Chad has played a key role helping Nigeria recapture areas seized by the group in northern Nigeria. 

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